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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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